stm4him Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 All you new Challenge A moms who have your guide already. What do you think so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm4him Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Really? No one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forgiven Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I'm waiting to see replies too. I'll probably put my dd into Challenge A in the 2015/2016 school year. I'm curious to see what parents think of the guide too, as they didn't have any at the practicum I went too (they were sold out), and nobody brought one to show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 FWIW, it really doesn't change significantly from year-to-year. I have one from five years ago and two years ago, and the content is almost the same. Pretty much just font and formatting with a little more information in the most recent one. Maybe you want to re-ask this as a specific question to parents who have also been in the program in the past? Some campuses don't hand them out until the first day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 FWIW, it really doesn't change significantly from year-to-year. I have one from five years ago and two years ago, and the content is almost the same. Pretty much just font and formatting with a little more information in the most recent one. Maybe you want to re-ask this as a specific question to parents who have also been in the program in the past? Some campuses don't hand them out until the first day. Yes, except there were significant changes to one subject last year - Adding LTOW and coordinating the literature with it in place of IEW Bible Based Writing Lessons, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I'm waiting to see replies too. I'll probably put my dd into Challenge A in the 2015/2016 school year. I'm curious to see what parents think of the guide too, as they didn't have any at the practicum I went too (they were sold out), and nobody brought one to show. They don't sell Challenge Guides in the bookstore. You receive them from your Challenge Director as you pay tuition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm4him Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 I got mine and read the whole thing last night. It looks awesome!! It is going to be a lot of work, but I can't wait to get started..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm4him Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 I am also figuring out how to put all of her supplies together. I think I am going to give her one pronged folder with all of her assignments in it for the year to highlight as she completes them. I am re-typing them all out to fit all of the assignments in one of our four daily learning blocks: math, language, writing, and reading. And scheduling out her work for the week. I will probably also give her another folder with copies of all the formatted pages and maps so that she knows how to set up her assignments. OR I will make her copies of those formatted pages for her to write on and put them in a pronged folder. Then I am going to give her a five-star binder/notebook (opens like a binder but folds back like a spiral notebook) for Latin with the four tabs as mentioned in the guide and one with different kinds of paper (blank, lined, graph, half lined/half blank). She will do all of her assignments in it and then at the end of the week we will take all the pages she did out and put them in a folder to take to seminar. She will bring those back and we will file them into one of six folders (one for each seminar) to save until the end of the year so we can make a spiral bound book of her Ch. A work when she is all done. She will also have a composition notebook to take notes in at seminar with sticky tabs for each week so she knows exactly where to turn for that week. That adds up to: 3 pronged folders (assignment sheets, masters, finished assignments for seminar) 1 composition book w/ stick on tabs (class notes) 2 notebook/binders (Latin and various paper) 6 folders or expanding file (saving work for the year) If I decide to make copies of the masters I may put them in the notebook/binder of paper, but I will probably put at least the maps in a pronged folder so she can put it next to her notebook/binder when she is drawing on blank paper..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I am also figuring out how to put all of her supplies together. I think I am going to give her one pronged folder with all of her assignments in it for the year to highlight as she completes them. I am re-typing them all out to fit all of the assignments in one of our four daily learning blocks: math, language, writing, and reading. And scheduling out her work for the week. I will probably also give her another folder with copies of all the formatted pages and maps so that she knows how to set up her assignments. OR I will make her copies of those formatted pages for her to write on and put them in a pronged folder. Then I am going to give her a five-star binder/notebook (opens like a binder but folds back like a spiral notebook) for Latin with the four tabs as mentioned in the guide and one with different kinds of paper (blank, lined, graph, half lined/half blank). She will do all of her assignments in it and then at the end of the week we will take all the pages she did out and put them in a folder to take to seminar. She will bring those back and we will file them into one of six folders (one for each seminar) to save until the end of the year so we can make a spiral bound book of her Ch. A work when she is all done. She will also have a composition notebook to take notes in at seminar with sticky tabs for each week so she knows exactly where to turn for that week. That adds up to: 3 pronged folders (assignment sheets, masters, finished assignments for seminar) 1 composition book w/ stick on tabs (class notes) 2 notebook/binders (Latin and various paper) 6 folders or expanding file (saving work for the year) If I decide to make copies of the masters I may put them in the notebook/binder of paper, but I will probably put at least the maps in a pronged folder so she can put it next to her notebook/binder when she is drawing on blank paper..... Your Challenge A tutor may have a specific way that they want the notebook set up, and they may do notebook checks periodically. Mine was very specific on the tabs and expected that all of the work would stay in the notebook for each semester and that it would come to class each time. It's great that you're helping, but keep in mind that the tutor may do it differently. Part of Challenge A is teaching them how to organize their work themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Beachy Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Your Challenge A tutor may have a specific way that they want the notebook set up, and they may do notebook checks periodically. Mine was very specific on the tabs and expected that all of the work would stay in the notebook for each semester and that it would come to class each time. It's great that you're helping, but keep in mind that the tutor may do it differently. Part of Challenge A is teaching them how to organize their work themselves. This was my oldest daughter's tutor as well. Unfortunately, the tutor's way of organization really did not work for my dd. Her Challenge B tutor left it up to the students, so we went with a different notebook for each subject instead of one big binder. Anyway, each tutor is different, so you may want to ask first. :) Beachy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm4him Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 We have orientation Friday so I will hold off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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